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WITNESS BIEG: Obviously. Since September we had attempted to convince
both Mr. Dalmer and the Chief of the Civil Administration to adopt our legal
point of view and again to take the administration of the factory into their
own hands. There was enough money in the ELMAG A.G. to meet these final
obligations and that was our money which we had paid for the stocks.
DR. WETZ: No further questions.
JUDGE DALY, Presiding: Does
that complete the examination of this witness?
DR. WEIZ: Yes, Your
Honor.
JUDGE DALY, Presiding: The witness is excused.
JUDGE
WILKINS: May I ask one question? Just one short question, Mr. Witness.
JUDGE WILKINS: As I recall, this plant had been used originally in the
textile industry, machines that you found there when you went there were used
in that particular industry, were they not?
WITNESS BIEGI: It was
engaged in making those machines, yes, the main activity of the ELMAG A.G. in
peacetime was the manufacturing of textile machines, not the manufacture of the
textiles but of the machines with which to make them.
Q. And didn't
they also make electric motors there?
A. No.
Q. Did you use
some of those machines after you moved in?
A. You mean for our own
manufacture?
Q. Yes.
A. Yes, we did.
Q. How did it
happen you took these 102 machines, or whatever it was, 102 machines you said,
when you left?
A. I am afraid you are in error, Your Honor. These 102
machines of which I spoke were transported to Groeditz. That was for the
manufacture of the 8.8 antiaircraft guns.
Q. And did you say something
about having taken 90 machines belonging to ELMAG A.G. which didn't belong to
Krupp?
A. Quite so. Those 90 machines were taken to Groeditz along with
the ten Krupp machines. That brought it to approximately 100 machines for the
manufacture of the 8.8 [cm.] antiaircraft guns. That is where that number 90
comes from.
DR. WEIZ: Might I make one observation in this connection
— I believe the number of these machines and just in what proportion they
were transported to Franconia and Groeditz can be seen from the document books
quite clearly.
JUDGE DALY, Presiding: All right. If there are no
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